Margaret Josephs is weighing in on Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga’s reconciliation — and while she insists she supports families making peace, she also made it clear she has her doubts about how and when it all happened.
Appearing on The Parting Shot, Margaret addressed the online frenzy surrounding Teresa and Joe Gorga’s public reunion and what it could mean for the future of RHONJ. And while she tried to walk a diplomatic line, her commentary revealed a noticeable skepticism about the timing.
“Well, A, I don’t know when it’s coming back. B, you know, everybody was like, Marge was the only one who said it wasn’t amazing. I didn’t say it wasn’t amazing,” Margaret said. “I’m all about families reconciling. I wanted them to reconcile a long time ago. I was always trying to get Teresa to make up with them when we were in Ireland. I had private conversations. It went south from there. I was the one who was crying at her wedding. I wanted them.”
She continued by distancing herself from the history of the feud.
“But things had happened that had been going on for years, way before I was in the picture. I have nothing to do with this. I mean, this is as old as the Civil War. It’s as old as like 10 years ago. This has been going on.”
Despite repeatedly stressing she supports reconciliation, Margaret admitted the public rollout made her uneasy.
“The only thing that I was trepidatious about was this is being done in a very public form. It was happening right before we were supposed to go back to filming. You know, rumors were swirling. And it, not just to me, but to many people, came across as calculated.”
When the interviewer suggested the moment felt disingenuous, Margaret didn’t hesitate to agree.
“Yeah, disingenuous. I wasn’t the only one questioning it,” she said. “I mean, I’ll tell you, when I saw it there, when someone asked me, because we were on the carpet together, and then a colleague asked me, I was like, from a journalist’s perspective, when you see something like that, you know something’s happening. You feel like something isn’t quite what it is. Yes, and this doesn’t happen when they’re saying they’re not taking baby steps. Things are, things, that’s not the way real life is. I’m sorry.”
Margaret then pivoted to framing the situation as part of a larger family cycle.
“I want this to be buried. By the way, this is generational trauma. You know, Teresa and Joe’s father did not talk to the sister for years.”
While she says she wants the feud to end, Margaret also used the moment to subtly pitch why her own storyline would still matter if the show returns.
“I think, you know, I think there’s many facets of many people’s lives that I think are interesting. I mean, even with Dolores, she got engaged. Her son, Frankie, is getting married. I just had a grandchild. I have a business that I think we haven’t even talked about. I don’t drink. I started Soirée. I’ve been in licensing for a very long time. All families, there’s different ways of having a family.”
She added:
“I mean, I don’t show my children on television. That doesn’t mean I’m not a great mother. I think, but, you know, I have Lexi, who we are so bonded. We’re both only children. Why are we so bonded? There’s so many different ways of different families that can be highlighted. And I think to focus on families that are fighting is not really fun anymore.”
The irony isn’t lost on viewers: Margaret criticizes the public reconciliation as overly produced, yet simultaneously frames her own life as the blueprint for what the show should highlight. It’s a careful balancing act, supporting peace while questioning motives, distancing herself from the drama while staying firmly inside it.
And in classic Jersey fashion, even when someone says they want a feud buried, they still manage to keep it alive just enough to stay relevant.